Municipal advisor Matthias O'Meara and his firm Choice Advisors' move to dismiss the SEC's first ever charges under MSRB Rule G-42 failed.

The SEC has charged Oppenheimer in a litigated action and settled with BNY Mellon, TD Securities and Jefferies for failing to comply with municipal bond disclosure requirements.

The newly installed Fed vice chair for supervision outlined his vision for his role in his debut policy speech last week. Advocacy groups are happy, but have some unanswered questions.

The rating agency cited progress on long-term fiscal stability and budgeting in its decision.

Fitch said the upgrade reflects lessened risk "as Vogtle Units 3 and 4 approach their scheduled commercial operation dates in 2023."

Capital Market Advisors responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission's claims that the charges are inconsistent or in excess of those imposed by the applicable laws.

Ahmed's appointment comes a few months after longtime SIFMA lawyer Ira Hammerman announced he would leave the job this year.

The MSRB's proposal to reduce trade reporting times will harm smaller dealers who don't have the resources to automate their order flow, according to comments the Board received.

Sunita Lough won admiration from the public finance legal community.

On Tuesday, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board filed a proposal with the SEC to changing Rule G-3, which governs continuing education requirements.

Fitch said it expects the law will spur more public power borrowing for clean energy facilities.

The American Rescue Plan was passed without waiving the Pay As You Go Act, which could prevent municipalities from receiving payments on bonds already issued.

Climate science data that guides where and what to build will be key to effective use of new federal dollars.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will remain aggressive in fighting inflation despite promising economic data.

FINRA and MSRB actions are drawing broker-dealer firms to lobbying groups.

The Inflation Reduction Act's changes are significant enough that they will be featured in the banner at the top of the offering statement.

The University of Michigan is studying the use of XBRL technology for local government financial reports with the state Department of Treasury set to act next.

The Federal Reserve looks to be paying closer attention to a potential pinch-point that rankled dollar funding markets almost three years ago and could at some stage become a catalyst for ending early officials' plans to shrink the U.S. central bank's expanded balance sheet.

U.S. central bankers offered divergent signals over the size of the next interest rate hike, with St. Louis's James Bullard urging another 75-basis-point move while Kansas City's Esther George struck a more cautious tone.

The 15% corporate minimum tax may hurt the muni market the most during outflow cycles by cramping demand and leading to higher borrowing costs for states and cities.